{"id":376315,"date":"2026-08-20T06:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376315\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T06:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T06:58:11","slug":"plans-show-expanded-mattel-water-park-complex-near-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/376315\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans show expanded Mattel water park complex near Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Expanded \"Expanded Expanded Mattel water park complex planned near Orlando<\/a> <\/p>\n

Plans for a Mattel-branded entertainment complex near Orlando have expanded to more than 13 acres and now include a large indoor water park with a retractable roof and a tower that could reach 100 feet, according to permits submitted to Orange County.<\/p>\n

ORLANDO, Fla. – Plans for a Mattel-branded entertainment complex near Orlando have expanded to more than 13 acres and now include a large indoor water park with a retractable roof and a tower that could reach 100 feet, according to permits submitted to Orange County.<\/p>\n

The proposed development off State Road 535 would include a 95,000-square-foot indoor arena designed by Orlando-based Martin Aquatic. Renderings show water slides extending outside the building before returning indoors.<\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

Matthew Miller, a theme park technologist, who has reviewed the plans, said the retractable roof could distinguish the project from other Orlando attractions.<\/p>\n

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“That\u2019s gonna be a first in Orlando,” Miller said, adding that the feature could allow more of the park to operate during thunderstorms.<\/p>\n

Miller said the project’s footprint has grown by nearly 25% from earlier plans. The proposed tower height has also increased from slightly more than 50 feet to as much as 100 feet.<\/p>\n

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Plans also call for a separate 45,000-square-foot entertainment building, a wave tower and nearly 900 parking spaces. The broader development is expected to include restaurants and a hotel.<\/p>\n

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The complex is planned for vacant land next to the Lake Buena Vista Factory Stores. Orange County must still approve the requested height increase.<\/p>\n

What’s next:<\/p>\n

No opening date has been announced. The project is expected to create about 200 jobs.<\/p>\n

The Source: This story was written based on information shared by Mattel and Matthew Miller, a theme park technologist, and permits submitted in Orlando County.<\/p>\n

Orange County News<\/a>Orlando News<\/a>Orlando theme park news<\/a>Business<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Expanded Mattel water park complex planned near Orlando Plans for a Mattel-branded entertainment complex near Orlando have expanded…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376316,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[558,47,115,1335,139,141,140,2411,628],"class_list":["post-376315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-business","tag-fl","tag-news","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-theme-parks","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}